From the Fontaine intersection to the southern terminus, the road is signed Jefferson Park Avenue Extended. A bridge along this stretch of road, which crosses the Norfolk Southern Railroad, was closed for construction on April 4, 2011. [1] It did not reopen until September 21, 2012. Owners of businesses on JPA complained that the construction caused them to lose customers. The reconstruction project cost $11.7 million.[2]

Jefferson Park Avenue shares its name with a neighborhood in Charlottesville.